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How to move forward in 2013: Tips to improve physical, mental and emotional health in the new year
chrisc@herald-mail.comAny day can be the day you decide to improve your health. But because today is New Year's Eve, consider making one or two changes today that will improve your health in 2013. None of these will surprise you. You've probably heard them all before, maybe...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Mayo Clinic, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Weight loss? There's an app for that
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mobile devices that let people track how much they eat and exercise may help them shed pounds over and above the benefits of a typical weight-loss program, a new study suggests. Researchers found overweight and obese adults...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Medical Specialization
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UK dials up 'virtual doctors' in big telehealth push
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Shirley Silvers thinks the "virtual doctor" who monitors her chronic lung condition via mobile phone is wonderful. "It is like having my doctor sitting on my sofa," said the 64-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent in central England,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Microsoft Corporation, COPD, Health and Medical Professionals
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Web-based info may not increase cancer screening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Offering women information on colon cancer screening via the web does not get them to take up screening any more effectively than printed materials, according to a new study. "It's disappointing that the web didn't have more...Tags: Video Supplies and Services, Breast Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Colon Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals
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Fewer Americans saw doctors during 'Great Recession'
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Americans made fewer trips to their doctors' offices during the Great Recession than they did earlier in the decade, according to new research. "These are not dramatic drops, but in our healthcare system we're used to our...Tags: Breast Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, General Practitioners, University of Maryland, College Park, Medical Specialization
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Link between health care spending, quality unclear
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whether states, hospitals and smaller practices that spend more money on health care provide better treatment is still an open question, according to a new review of past studies. "This is really one of the central issues we'...Tags: Pneumonia, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure, Medical Specialization
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Cut these 4 foods to lose weight
Q: I'm trying to lose weight, and a friend recently told me that cutting white bread and potatoes out of my diet completely will help. Is that true? A: Your friend is right. Taking white bread and white potatoes, as well as white rice and white pasta,...
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Toy story
arnoldp@herald-mail.comToday, they chair a banking institution with billions in assets, provide medical care for hundreds of families, recruit big-name economic development prospects, head a public library system, lead the YMCA, own a restaurant and steer Washington County...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), High Blood Pressure, Toys, Lifestyle and Leisure, YMCA
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Mark C. Stanberry: A Psychiatrist Who Focused On Listening
The Hartford CourantMark C. Stanberry was a psychiatrist who resisted the trend toward medication only, and instead concentrated on careful listening and helping his patients unravel their problems. It wasn't that he was against the pharmacopeia that has helped millions...Tags: Science, Health, Groton, Psychotherapy, Science and Technology
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Aberdeen: Cancer specialist joins Avera
Dr. Richard Conklin, a longtime cancer specialist in Aberdeen, has joined Avera Medical Group Oncology and Hematology Aberdeen. The partnership will involve major growth over the next few years that will help improve treatment for patients with cancer,...Tags: Vanderbilt University , Oncology, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Internists
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Do health care workers practice what they preach?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Health care workers may not always "practice what they preach" when it comes to keeping up to date with cancer screenings, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking, a new study suggests. Researchers found people surveyed...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Breast Cancer, Health and Safety at Work, Weight, Employees
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Whole grains linked to lower prediabetes risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating whole grains is associated with a decreased risk of prediabetes, a blood sugar elevation that can precede diabetes in adults, according to new research. Swedish residents who ate food containing more than 59 grams --...Tags: Nutrition, Roger Clemens, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research
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